Mauricio Pochettino admits he would ‘love’ to work in the Premier League again

Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino admits would “love” to work in the Premier League again.

Pochettino arrived at White Hart Lane in May 2014 after a spell with Southampton and proceeded to work wonders in north London, with the highlight guiding the club to the Champions League final last season.

But after a poor start to the season, which saw them drift outside the top four, the Argentinian was sacked by Spurs in November with Jose Mourinho his replacement.

The 47-year-old has long since been linked with Manchester United, with previous links to Real Madrid.

But despite his previous affiliation to Spurs, Pochettino admits he would be eager to test himself in England again if the opportunity was right.

“To be honest, I would love to work in the Premier League,” he told the In The Pink podcast. ”It’s going to be difficult, I know, and for now it’s a moment to wait and we’ll see what happens.

“It’s a moment of recovery, to think about yourself a little bit, and to be ready because in football always something can happen and you need to be ready.

“I’m ready and waiting for a new challenge. I have the belief and confidence that the next challenge will be fantastic.”

Pochettino, though, maintained there was, at the moment, nothing more than “rumours”.

Despite the way his tenure ended, the former Spurs boss remains “very proud about everything I achieved” having been manager “at a pivotal moment for the club” ahead of their new stadium move.

“Everything I had to do was very scary in those moments,” he said.

“To destroy White Hart Lane and to build a new stadium, to play at Wembley and Milton Keynes, only football people know how difficult it was to deal with these situations.

“To apply a new philosophy and new ideas was very tough but I feel very proud with the success that we had and to take Tottenham to a different level.

“To play in the Champions League for three or four years and finish above Arsenal many times was a great legacy for us.

“To win a title would be a great reward but for us that is the legacy, to have the club and the stadium at Tottenham. That is more than winning titles.”

PA contributed to this report